Ramblings and Rumblings

The following are just some random thoughts stimulated by conversations, things I have done and reading over the past several weeks.

Sometimes I look at training programs and I have to ask- What exactly are they trying to do? I saw a training program the other day that had so much “stuff” in it I could not tell what the purpose of the workout was. Have a focus and direction, you can’t get it all done in one workout. Training is a process that demands time.

Where do you get your ideas? Have you studied the history of your sport? You can’t understand and take full advantage of the present if you don’t have a perspective gained from the past. Very little in training is new.

Vern is the Director of Gambetta Sports Training Systems. He has been the a conditioning coach for several MLS teams as well as the conditioning consultant to the US Men's World Cup Soccer team. Vern is the former Director of Conditioning for the Chicago White Sox and New York Mets. He has lectured and conducted clinics in Canada, Japan, Australia and Europe and has authored six books and over one hundred articles related to coaching and sport performance in a variety of sports. He has a BA in teaching with a coaching minor and an MA in Education with an emphasis in physical education from Stanford University.

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